The Towering Inferno

Summary

The Towering Inferno is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,398 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Towering Inferno received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography^[3].
• The Towering Inferno received the Academy Award for Best Film Editing^[4].
• The Towering Inferno's instance of is recorded as film^[5].
• The Towering Inferno's director is recorded as John Guillermin^[6].
• The Towering Inferno's screenwriter is recorded as Stirling Silliphant^[7].
• The Towering Inferno's composer is recorded as John Williams^[8].
• The Towering Inferno's movement is recorded as New Hollywood^[9].
• The Towering Inferno's genre is recorded as disaster film^[10].
• The Towering Inferno's genre is recorded as drama film^[11].
• The Towering Inferno's genre is recorded as thriller film^[12].
• The Towering Inferno's genre is recorded as action film^[13].
• The Towering Inferno's based on is recorded as The Tower^[14].
• The Towering Inferno's based on is recorded as The Glass Inferno^[15].
• The Towering Inferno's cast member is recorded as Steve McQueen^[16].
• The Towering Inferno's cast member is recorded as Paul Newman^[17].
• The Towering Inferno's cast member is recorded as William Holden^[18].
• The Towering Inferno's cast member is recorded as Faye Dunaway^[19].
• The Towering Inferno's cast member is recorded as Fred Astaire^[20].
• The Towering Inferno's cast member is recorded as Susan Blakely^[21].
• The Towering Inferno's cast member is recorded as Richard Chamberlain^[22].
• The Towering Inferno's cast member is recorded as Jennifer Jones^[23].
• The Towering Inferno's cast member is recorded as O. J. Simpson^[24].
• The Towering Inferno's cast member is recorded as Robert Vaughn^[25].
• The Towering Inferno's cast member is recorded as Robert Wagner^[26].
• The Towering Inferno's cast member is recorded as Susan Flannery^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Towering Inferno's producer is recorded as Irwin Allen^[28]. Its director is recorded as John Guillermin^[6]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Stirling Silliphant^[7]. Cast members include Steve McQueen^[16], Paul Newman^[17], William Holden^[18], Faye Dunaway^[19], Fred Astaire^[20], and Susan Blakely^[21].

Publication

Publication dates include +1974-12-14T00:00:00Z^[29], +1975-03-03T00:00:00Z^[30], +1975-03-06T00:00:00Z^[31], and +1974-00-00T00:00:00Z^[32]. The Towering Inferno's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[33]. Genres include disaster film^[10], drama film^[11], thriller film^[12], and action film^[13].

Subject and Themes

The Towering Inferno's movement is recorded as New Hollywood^[9].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Cinematography^[3], an Academy Awards^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1929^[36] and Academy Award for Best Film Editing^[4], an Academy Awards^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1935^[39]. Reviews include 6.6/10^[40], 68%^[41], and 69/100^[42].

Why It Matters

The Towering Inferno ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,398 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

FAQs

What awards did The Towering Inferno receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Cinematography^[3] and Academy Award for Best Film Editing^[4].